The coronavirus vaccine, once available, will be distributed under a special Covid-19 immunization program and the Center will purchase the doses directly and make them available to priority groups, according to official sources. The Center will purchase the vaccine directly to make it available to priority groups free of charge …
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Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on Friday a package of 10 billion rupees for flood-affected areas in the central and western parts of the state. The CM has earmarked Rs 5.5 billion for one-time cash relief to farmers to cover their crop losses due to the heavy rains that …
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Political parties are joining the free vaccine train, but are Indians interested in getting vaccinated against Covid-19? A poll by LocalCircles finds that up to 61% of respondents among the 25,000 respondents are skeptical. Sixty-one percent of the 8,312 respondents said they are “skeptical about the Covid-19 vaccine and will …
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Global stocks and U.S. futures advanced on Friday after President Donald Trump and his former Vice President Joe Biden met in their second and final debate before the Nov.3 election. Shares rose in Paris, London and Tokyo on Friday, but fell in Shanghai. The investor debate will refocus on hopes …
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NEW DELHI: Bharat Biotech International Ltd plans to launch its covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, by June next year, unless the government decides to grant the vaccine an emergency use authorization before then, based on data from earlier phases of clinical trials. CEO Sai Prasad told Mint. “If the government has the …
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A healthy buying of select auto, technology and bank stocks helped benchmark indices settle in the green on Friday. The S&P BSE Sensex closed 127 points, or 0.31 percent higher at 40,686 levels, while the NSE Nifty closed at 11,930, 34 points higher, or 0.28 percent. The volatility index, India …
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The festive season is here, as is the threat of air pollution suffocating northern India again, particularly the National Capital Region (NCR). The Covid-19 pandemic has added another chilling dimension to the annual unrest this time. While there is hope that the next season will be cleaner than recent years, …
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India’s first coronavirus disease (Covid-19) candidate vaccine, Covaxin, which is being developed by Bharat Biotech, is likely to be at least 60% effective. On Thursday evening, the company received approval from the Controller General of Medicines of India (DCGI) to conduct a phase 3 clinical trial to establish the efficacy …
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NEW DELHI: India has crossed the Rs 10 crore mark in testing for Covid-19 as on Thursday with an average testing of more than Rs 10 lakhs of samples per day in the past 17 days, the Council Indian Medical Research (ICMR) said. So far, 74,000 tests have been carried …
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Each university would have a task force to make sure proper procedures are followed. Bangalore: The Karnataka government has decided to reopen universities in the state as of November 17. This includes engineering, diploma and degree colleges. This decision was made today at a meeting led by Chief Minister BS …
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